Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$131.43

121 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	136.22	706	53
Medium and Large 2	510	128.54	656	35
Medium and Large 3	452	126.82	573	33

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

131.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,746 hd

128.34

+3.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,651	94.86	1,566	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	75.39	1,051	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	73.95	819	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	58.62	536	28

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	140.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.94/cwt	137.00–146.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.98/cwt	157.00–162.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.29/cwt	147.00–152.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	119.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	134.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	726	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.24/cwt	133.00–136.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	142.22/cwt	138.00–144.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	127.00–134.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	158.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	897	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	82.30/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,074	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	69.71/cwt	68.00–72.00	739	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	81.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	957	8
Bulls	—	—	1,656	94.26/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	99.14/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,811	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	938	754.31/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,246	953.40/cwt	900.00–985.00	11,879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	75.67/cwt	73.00–78.00	862	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	53.13/cwt	50.00–55.00	456	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	57.83/cwt	56.00–61.00	530	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.69/cwt	62.00–65.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	75.89/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,098	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	71.79/cwt	69.00–73.00	996	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,196	1,192.02/cwt	1,175.00–1,210.00	14,257	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	125.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	119.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.91/cwt	137.00–142.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.68/cwt	146.00–147.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	5

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Tue Jun 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 612Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
6	—	421	140.00–143.00	140.51
4	—	463	127.00–135.00	130.91
6	—	524	125.00–127.00	125.32
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
3	—	380	150.00	150.00
5	—	562	117.00–120.00	119.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	137.00–146.00	139.94
4	—	380	157.00–162.00	158.98
3	—	405	147.00–152.00	150.29
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
2	—	563	125.00	125.00
9	—	518	128.00–135.00	131.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	147.00–155.00	149.93
3	—	725	115.00–117.00	116.00
3	—	367	165.00–167.00	166.01
3	—	635	120.00–123.00	120.99
4	—	566	133.00–136.00	134.24
2	—	518	137.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	130.00–137.00	134.11
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
7	—	576	118.00–123.00	120.02
4	—	609	115.00–117.00	115.99
10	—	425	137.00–142.00	139.91
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
5	—	518	125.00–130.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	118.00–122.00	119.01
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
23	—	535	132.00–137.00	135.64
8	—	459	138.00–144.00	142.22
5	—	560	127.00–134.00	130.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
11	—	426	143.00–149.00	146.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	122.00–125.00	124.16
4	—	616	105.00–110.00	108.01
6	—	523	120.00–123.00	120.52
3	—	375	135.00–137.00	135.68
3	—	328	138.00–140.00	139.35
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
3	—	418	127.00–132.00	130.35
1	—	215	152.00	152.00
4	—	261	145.00–150.00	146.24
2	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
3	—	518	146.00–147.00	146.68
3	—	475	150.00–156.00	151.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	144.00–147.00	145.65
4	—	692	130.00–136.00	134.26
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
15	—	512	154.00–159.00	158.03
4	—	635	141.00–142.00	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.00–155.00	153.52
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
3	—	517	130.00–138.00	134.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	81.00–86.00	82.30
10	—	1,447	74.00–79.00	75.89
11	—	1,387	69.00–73.00	71.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,060	68.00–72.00	69.71
8	—	1,174	80.00–85.00	81.53
14	—	1,139	73.00–78.00	75.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	858	50.00–55.00	53.13
8	—	916	56.00–61.00	57.83
11	—	960	62.00–65.00	63.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,656	92.00–96.00	94.26
1	—	1,095	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,827	97.00–103.00	99.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	725.00–775.00	754.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	900.00–985.00	953.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,196	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,192.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,375.00	1,375.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle